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Zhe ti e le o . elim sZicli old and distinguished officers possessed siost willionsnideration of the House. and the country. He was 11 ,Nnth e 1 4-'__!° acknowledge the claims that these officers bad stil es eirsu 'l l uose and the country ; yet be felt bound to take tl iki •L.is.taiirse s into consideration. He could not forget itil s i setri :, , 3 a Commi t t ee was a pp,.i n t e d to investigate the 111114 tl- 1 .-- the army and navy appointments. The resolutions agl egs in litt Committee came to strongly recommended that, liethohld "le exigeny of the public service, no additions ota mit , 11- Nle to the c general and flag officers. On that Lef there sat many gentlemen of both services, who ti ces :u ani Y c tclt th e fullest anxiety for the interests of both ser diiseatie -be Lad nev e r he a rd that an}' opinion was expressed ad opted : It from the r es olutions that that Committee then hosd red At the p resent t i me t h ere we r e no less than three arT D , ,and sixty general officers, and for these the whole th ell ' os '_ l4 . not find employment in the proportion of more lutl se t ': teri•—( Hear, hear.) The whole number in ac. etti mat ' e r nand did not exceed from thirty six to forty. In the ktoeh ed s O f the year the amount fer general officers un etasme w as 106,000/. Taking into consideration the re fed el ation of the C o mmittee three years ago, he did .not tposin t o. nat nt present the Government would be justified in pro allY measure on the subject. When he said this he felt So sesa - s sa ree time bound to state that he felt that it would be in the cour se of the next Session, to bring the sub- Neq f N u tlY befor e th e H ouse . They were now paying the f sr , of the w an t o f cons ideration that had been used at Pl a „ er , f hees• With respect to the promotions that had take n te e navy within a period of five years, he found that th e ,: cwo years preceding 1830, that was in 1823 and 1829, y el rolti.)ti on of lieutenants amounted to 213 ; whilst in the th ere 1 831 and 1832 the number was 84. In 1828 and 1829 the,o, w ete 139 commanders and 57 captains p romoted ; in d ess ' l "'sequent swo years the appointments were 31 common tike„and 1 7 ca taiga. At the same time means had been to rest r i ct ths• admission of midshipmen. ti s r HAR.DIN - GE regretted to have heard the ohserva ttsii-dtnt lia'd fall e n from the Secretary at War. Nothing d eo be more di s h ea stersing to both services tha n to hear a W T I natio n f rom t h e G ove srnment that no brevet promotion therValse place t hi s year . The reduction in the number of offi cers s i nce t h e dirnieution of brevets become :Tabie. Th e y had becn reduced within a short period offi e ,u so to 360, thus making a dimi nution of 190 g eneral since the war. He thonght that this reduction was the , "'" why pr o motion should be given to the o f ficers of itold me Y• It had for a long peilod been the custom to 4. 4 ° nt encouragement to the officers of the army by small it ic , e ` 3 every sixth year or so. This was now the seventh year th a t hrevet had taken place. When it was considered that ss ' ', li "sl)Lv of the officers who served at Waterloo was the B" a8 of those hadserved at Blenheim, and that no who h i ,' had taken place for upwards of a hundred years, whilst :nsideraLle increase had occurred' in the pay of those cm -4 Vin the civil service, he considered it a reason why the ''ta t' .ere entitled to consideration. He bel ieved that a brevet 1, ~t ie le nt to sati s fy the expectations of the army would not have ~10 , ,u e ed a n a ddi t i ona l expenditure of more than ten thousand 101 1 -48- The last brevet bad not exce eded eleven thousand • te~ld 110 WICK, in explanation, contended that after the to t i :l t\ .ll l of the Committee of 1833, the Government were k , t -4a k'oodition to propose any recommendation on this sub- With respect to the anxiety of the Government on this il'ad last year, when be succeeded the late Seem tie.:‘ War, tie honour to add a supplementary estimate in ishirtss," the pay of General Officers to 'four hundred pounds 8 r A HANDINGE contended that it was the duty of the !iti l ,g r Y at War to insopose an augmentation of this descrip ynt„_l'en he h a d ascertained it to be the pl easure of his M 0.,. .,. • snoula take olace. , e 4l PERGUSSOIV deprecated_ the narrow economy ten - would alienate the gool-tvill of some of the bravest and to ( l i t :ulcers. He would imploss'e his Majesty's Ministers not i srgast some of the best officers in both services. ELLEY contended that there w as not such encou %t tn -et ,!t in either branches of the servic e as ou g ht to be held All t hen', and that men in the army, pa rticularl y in the ay tlisettl aervice, who could not retire upon half-pay, would find t s „ n ._ s elves at a late period of life obliged to q uit the arm y in II ; 44 g condition than when they entered it. The junior class 11 '4o -eel 's , whom he might call the operatives of the navy, and ei t h el ldured more danger and fatigue than any other, had. t si)st e : the repayment of promotion or distinction, for on al -511) CerY occasion when overlook or medals were given out for s. r illiant action they were ed. !titl; aPt ain BERKELEY coincided with what had been said a ''esPect to the class of officers below a certain rank, and same in the navy as in the army. Midshipmen, not ho s , ` 4, t young men of six-and-twenty and e i g ht-and-twent y t 'llo s - s ° f •age, and who had served for ten yea rs, if the y oh- Paic l the command of a ship would be only entitl ed to the 1 44 1 '1 sum of 501. a year half-pay, and if he ha d not a Cap give ,'rim a ship he would get no 'half-pay. What in liees.",..ent w as that for young men to undergo the severity of exan iination for a Lieutenancy ? The British navy tili eti `or it was- now n eglected when its services were not 1 4/ or. le' I% HUME said that those who sympathised se much with „ „ and arm, navv, who were the persons to receive, did not s eein disposed le feel for those who paid. It was also .rat by limiting she sum, as it bad been by one Hon.. Mem tle , a and by confined to one grade of officers of the class. He toe regretted to see the Howe, which was the tan . . - e . the public purse, urging on the Government to . tt.Z 4v aga7:ce, Had promotion been fairly conducted—had it 41,• t he just reward of merit—there.would not now_ biase f this it t i, or motion ; nor should we find Post -Cep o . f ev nin e y ear ,e standing, and Lieutenant-Colonels of six Ao v - , e 'elr. With re cord to those who did not rec eive half- p a y , 'er e they wors t ,off than persons in civil life ? The truth Si r l, r o Was no other service in Europe so well paid. C 0 D RING'FON thought naval officers were much 4tlrrlT'Y Lieutenant-Colonel military. According to the regulations of the 46-"utenant-Colonel roight in twelve years be made a b rs : i lneral, and in thirty-fsve years a naval officer might . to attain equal rank. He knew an instance . . in 'Here was 150,000/. prize-money, and when a distort eici naval officer applied to Lord Liverpool for his portion t‘4 l „' his Lordship said he knew of no. such fund. In a marl r country like this the interest of the navy and of the army sir s , • . c a of prime importance. s h . There were 40 0 Ptain PECHELL supported the motiol f t.l .. tese 200 I tet ibid shipmen who had just passed examination — .d some al eemployed, and of the 500 who were employ, h p Pa.ld so little as 101. 20/. and 40/. a-year. He kn'T:_a Ith„ t "ri:orious officer who was 25 years a midshipman. 131.!e t heli t ' only married, but a grandfather, and he (Captain_vheo tPtiditwas godfather to his grandchild.—( A laugh.) \ 11 PPose a midshipman a grandfather? He really hoped I lt'll so ° ° e rnment would not require much prompting in a qu i mportant as this. Stea tai n DUNDA 6' said that 75 naval of f icers p reviousl y 1 . - to were appointed in 1802, and were n ow su pp orting l ito - ' iv es on oaa a-year each, while military officers of the tt an s• A fte uing were now general officers. , • rit fe w words from Mr. Hume, - Captain Bolder°, Mr. e °d, and Mr. Bannerman, the returns were agreed to. ) 0 k DISABILITIES OF THE JEWS. begged R• INGLIS to know from his Right Hon. hrt,..ne Chancellor o the Exchequer whether he intended en that night the motion of which he had given notice? ` 1 ,4 5 - CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER would rie s i t ‘ l. Tha! the House resolve itself into a ommittee to con- Niee disabilities affecting his Majesty's subjects of the D ll ".ratiasion." Iti t r ,;• INGLIS said that though lie would be authorized h 'l k;" t he question by a direct negative, and call fur a divi :gl;,°„llee. yet he would not pursue that course, but state '''ll s -141ti s of his objection. In the first place, there was not Ali -tl tien in favour of this proposed 'Bill from the Jews as a hody_neither from synagogues, nor from Levites, Rabbis/. This circumstance alone, viewing it as a us question, deserved serious consideration. It should il teis n h e in mind thOt the Jews were not a sect, or to be dis- Nid 4 ,, e d by a peculiar creed ; but they were . a nation, and , 1 11,,Yed themselves so. He should say nothing . more than "'Ss ews had cause of complaint, it was free for them to forwardlttl,, and prefer their ccmplaint. Being born in Eng tlssilve.no exclusive right to the title of Engishmen. The a d wealth, riches, beyond most people ; they had pro °l they had equal rights in 'the eye of . the law—every . - !s s , u t political power. He (Sir R. Inglis) would take !t i t l t, klit 4l , t ed that the Bill proposed to be introduced by his lit, Friend was t a red ame as that introduced by Sir Grant in 1834 ; therefore, that the tenor of it 11;1 c°F had u s e . t o abolish the words in the oath; ...o n the true faith ii 4 t, bo il i t:istion." Now, what would be the consequence of . pion? The only words which designated the nation ts o .i isti _ • deserted an would be erased front the records. IfJews were 4 eri iii , to legislative power, by a parity of argument every other it it rsjs'n't of relissionists or non-religionists should be admitted ';'11 s i ° ' It was a most important question, and one l eald not be carried through even its first stage in 1.1; 1 4, e , BO thinly attended and at such a late hour of the i 4 tis e With respect . to the main question, he would ask the Is, i 'lisj a li s et ber a" community of Jews would . admit Christians . as for them ? The answer was obvious. They would be pa rt it, then , to be considered a necessaryliberality. on kAi d Christians to admit Jews to govern them ?It might or ' f at the num b e r of Jews likely to be admitted would ,7t ed ;Mall • but to that he • should answer , that lie had, kiln '(s p a ° ll l fate experience to put no faith in such assertions. hear.) B e li ev i ng that any power which might be F a the Jews would be exerted against . and not for ht to , an creed, he was not prepared by granting any oon )':. to them to add a new danger to the external fabric of etr t tl i : .c h (the internal fabric was protected by a h i g her .1:41; 1 au that of man), or put it in the power of Jew, Turk, er li:fidel to do more harm than had been already 11;4 hvo the Christian religion, He felt deeply concerned Plit"ti ll eh arid similar concessions as that proposed by his h l t itlu li C : n . Friend, by little, and little , jell security for the ;14 e tt h ee of Christianity as the religion of the count r y t ai hl re e entirely frittered away. He believed it to be as un r,tbe British Legislature to grant the concession con kli k‘ 11 4 . it as it would be for the Jewish people to receive it, t,; elt bound to warn the House of the consequences flowfeei t i from it if it were to be carried into execut ion. 4tr .be a practical removal of every test of religious be .ielic‘s4‘" of State.—(" Hear, bear," from the T reasur y Itithe' Legislature Hereafter it would be of n ~o consequence what re . o f this country might possess.—(" Hea r, Ilie r f r i e , lll the saran quarter.) He would go farther—or e 611 ad a n y religiose or not.—( Hear , hear.), 11, ( i tI ANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave his lilt bowed full credit for the eeosssientious part he had tau s td p„,, t be claimed equal credit ft r bireself in that which -- b siled and meant to pursue on the question before the )f e : i s Hon. Friend had said that there were no pea,. r e d' importance in favour of those motion. To this lie ' Iby referring him tc) those front the great corn- mercial communities of London and Bristol, and also to those from Portsmouth, Devonport, and other places. It was 1.1 question of principle—a question not involving any insensi. bility to a religious belief, as his Hon. Fricnd would fair prove, but invlitig. the principle that civil and religious functions were eentialtv different in their nature. I. was urged by his Ilan. Friend that the Jews believed them selves a nation, and dal not look upon themselves as ot any people among whom they resided. Did that maks any difference to them in the amount of the King's taxe, _did the collector abate a shilling for that cause—were the exempt from the consequences of high treason for it—were they not, in fact, equally liable to all the burdens of the State as their Christian fellow-subjects? Why then should they be debarred a participation in the rights and pri vileges claimed and enjoyed by - them ? If they were alien in feeling to country, who made them so ? Who but our selves and our barbarous statutes? But the public had long since decided in favour of the question of removing the civil disabilities of the Jewish people. His motion was more to release the Christians from disgrace, than the Jews from dis abilities. The Jews worshipped the same God as we did— from their scriptures we derives! cur holy writ. To exclude them from civil rights, %%Mild he to assume the function's of the Deity. We had no hesitation in associating with- Jews—in dealing with them—on occasion we contested their good offices, and wished to stand well in their favour. Why, then, oppose their being made equal with us in civil privileges? He trusted the House would allow him to bring in the 13111 which he meant to move for. It was precisely the same as that intro duced by Sir R. Grant, neither more nor less. It was the question whether, haying removed front the statute-hook all re ligious disabilities except this, would the Leeislature leave that one spot as a mark of the foul cancer which has so long gnawed and defaced our Constitution ?—( Hear, hear.) Mr. ESTCOURT said the proposition of Right Hon. Friend was an insidious way of undermining all religious dis tinCtions. If it were not., why was a Jew to be preferred to a Mahometan ? The Hon. Member concluded by protesting against the introduction of such an important question at such alate period of the night to such empty benches. Mr. ROBINSON should always support any proposition for doing away with any species of civil disability on account • of religious opinions. He believed that the Christian religion had never derived any support from that intolerant statute which it was proposed to repeal ; but on the contrary, it had suffered the greatest disgrace and injury in every country where it had been adopted. Colonel P. THOMPSON did not know when intolerance had begun to be insisted on as an essential attribute of Christi ;lefty, but certainly it could net be made in any way to harmo nize with the doctrine of " Do unto others as you would they should do unto you." He could hot compliment Hon. Gen tle Men opposite (who possessed the same faith and creed as himself) on the consistency of their practice—it appeared to be anything but Christian. For his part, he looked upon the political doctrine advocated by them—that they were to legis late for their fellow-subjects not with regard to their rights as citizens, but with regard to the accidents of their faith, as monstrous. Mr. PLUM PTRE was glad the Hon. Member for Oxford had taken his'stand against this Bill, and believed the great bony of the people would be sorry that the Chancellor o f the E x - choquer had thought it necessary to bring in such a mea sure. He would not have lent himself to such a Bill if he had looked as be ought to. Him by whom kings reign and by whom princes diqtente justice.—( Cries of" Oh, oh 1") He did not know how thm , could hope for a blessing on their labours if they gave their aoent to a measure that went to introduce into that House a people who said that the great Head of the Church was a blasphemer ,nd impostor.—( Oh land laughter.) Mr. O'CONNELL exclaked—Yes ; injustice had its re ward—iniquity had its reward—there was a blessing attending the imposition of the burthens of the State on the shoulders of the Jews, but there was no blessing attending the doing them justice. He denied that lion, Gentlemen opposite who up held the principle of persecution were aettorted by Christian principles, and he wished to know by what right Ow) , dared to assume to themselves as legislators the principle a infallibi lity Hear.) He declared that the debate was itlisgrAceful to the country.—(Loud cheers,) He could not refrain from the expression of his abhorrence of the odious and unchristian avowals of the opposers of this Bill. 174,i lion. Baronet who led that opposition had been driven from one poition to ano 'Aber, and, failing in exciting their bad passions agiiips the Jews as heretics, he had denounced them as worthy f o excin, sion as infidels, But the Ho use had no way of keeping out heretics. It was, indeed, an ugly word, awl might be retorted Laughter.) He wished the Noble Lord ofiggft.o would speak up, and not keep contradicting him in that tone, pe r , haps be could tell him what htsretic was. Perhaps he would . define it—any body who was hot It Member of an Orange Lodge. —( Laughter. ) Col. PERC b; VAL did not think it neeeswv to justify the speech of his Right Hon, Friends, or to defend thorn from the coarse attacks with which the Hon. Member for Kilkenoy took every opportunity of assailing them, and vilifying their motives. They, and he (Col. Perceval) also, had understood 'the scope o f the motion to be that henceforth Jews, infidels, Mahome tans, via heretics, would he welcome there I—(Lobel orfes of ‘• Hear. hear," from Mr. O'Connell and his friends.) Thus, Sir (said col, perceval), we have it now openly and shame lessly avowed that it is indifferent whether the Christian reli gion be any longer characteristic of this Houte:.,,whether it is or is not to be received as part and parcel of the law pf the land.—(" Hear, hear," from the? Ministerial Benches.) The Hon. Member for Kilkenny had declared that there was no way of preventing heretic; entering that House; but he (Col. Per ceval) insisted there was, for when a new Member presented himself at the table he rnu3t declare himself a Christian. Mr. O'CONNELL—No, no. Colonel PE ficE VAL said that if the Bath was read, they would find that it was essential to the character of a legislator of that House that he should be a Christian. Mr. B.CA RLE TT said that jt appeared to him that the nation already suffered . considerable I nconvenience from the introduction of toe many classes of citizens into its legislation. _(l,aughter.) Other States had similarly oared. He had as great a respect for the Jews as he had for Mahozneflaus, but he believed they had not a sufficient respect tor the Eng, lish nation to entitle them to seats In its Legislature. They were so distinct a people that they would ucver amalgamate with Christians. They would always have a JewiA party in the House as they had a itoman Catholic p arty, and' ho be lieved they did not find that very tensenient or agreeable. The House then divided, when there 3ppcared— For the Maim) Against it Majority „ ,' _ n sl The Bill then Went through Committee, and some clauses were agreed to. The House then resumed, An lion. MEtnnEtt begged to ask the Chancellor of the Ex chequer if he expected to develope his views respecting the Stamp Duties on Friday ; and if it were in contemplation to allow a further extension of time to provide for the proposed alteration of the dies of newspaper stamps.? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER did not expect the details of the Stamp Duty Bill would come before the House on Friday, as it would be probably occupied till a late hour in a discussion that was expected. to arise on the subject of a proposed reduction on soap versus newspapers ; but the time necessary for the alteration of the dies would be provided for. The House then resolved itself into a Committee on the bringing up of the report of miscellaneous estimates ordered the previous evening. Th e Report Wkifi then agreed to, and on the motion of Mr. BROTHERTON, the House adjourned at half-past One o'clock. HOUSE OF LORDS, lihr 31. The Loan CUANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack shortly after five o'clock. The Earl of WICKLOW presented a petition from Wick low for the better observance of the Sabbath. Mr. Crafer, from the Treasury, presented papers. Lord GLENELG moved the second reading of the Jamaica Slave Act Indemnity Bill. The . Act had be come necessary in consequence of the non-existence of the Act of Aid, by which the Negro population were deprived of that protection which it was intended by Parlia ment to give them by the Colonial Legislature. The Act contained nothing criminatory of the Legislative Council in not having reserved the Act In Aid, but that course not havin7. been pursued by that Assembly, it had become the duty a Parliament to interfere, for, in the Act for the abolition of. ginvery the Parliament of this country had laid itself under a' great ohli,gatlon to the slaVes which it was bound to perform. The Earl of ABERDEEN tfid not intend to offer any op position to the Bill, believina• it to be desirable, if not neces sary; but he thought the House should know the principles upon which it was legislating, It was a matter of great re gret that. the House should,be driven to this arbitrary interpo sition, When it might have taken place in a legal and constitu tional manner. After some observations from Lord GLENELG, in expla nation, the Bill was read a second bane, and ordered to be committed. Sir A. L. HAY, and others from the House of Commons, brought up the Leith Harbour Bill. The Orkney and Shetland Seamens' Fund Bill was read a third time anti pulsed. TURNPIKE TRUSTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Earl of ROSEI3ERY moved that the House go into Committee on the Turnpike Trusts (Scotland) Bill. The Earl of ABERDEEN, considering there was no occa sion whatever fur the Bill, should object to its going through the House another stage, Lord LYNDHURST would suggest to the Noble Earl, that the better way would be to refer the Bill to the Select Committee on the Law of Entail in Scotland. After a few observations from the Earl of ROSEBERY,. the Hill waa ordered to he referred to the Select Committee. SEE OF DURHAM. The Marquis of LO ND ND ERRY presented petitions from Durham, Sunderland, South Shields, and Stockton-upon 'fees, against any alienation of the funds of the See of Durham. Th e 1:1441 , ,c of CLEVELAND presented a petition from the town of Durham, which was understood to be in favour of the proposed measure with retpeat, to the see, and said that the only principle the Bill contained was the separation of the ecclesiastical jurisdiction from that of the palatmalo, The Marquis of LONDONDERRY had letters from nu merous r Clergymen in the diocese, pointing out the disastrous consequences that must ensue if a revenue of the amount of 40,0001.; as was proposed, should be alienated. It was consi dered in all parts of the county to be a measure of unparal lelled cruelty ; and bow the Noble Duke could look upon it as a matter only affecting the squall= of the ecclesiastical and judicial functions he could not conceive, unleis his perceptions were enveloped' by the new patronage that would accrue tp him wider the. new Bill as custos rotuloruni of the county. He hoped that their Lordships would not vote in favour of this Bill. He should oppose it, even if he stood alone in his oppo ition, and be certainly should make the amendments which he intended to propose applicable to the whole Bill. He should also move for an inquiry as to the necessity of the proposed alterations. The Duke of CLEVELAND said that be entirely differed from the view which the Noble Marquis had taken of these two Bills. Earl GREY said that the present Bill merely related to the separation of the palatinate jurisdiction from the see of Durham, and to that purpose none of the Noble Marquis's observations respecting the injustice that would be done to the see of Durham at all applied. When the 'House went into Committee, then their Lordships would have to discuss how far these Courts might be retained. A Noble and Learned Lord bad stated that he objected to the separation of the Court of Common Pleas. Now that would be a very proper consideration for the Committee. Knowing that great inconvenience arose from the Bill not being passed, he had taken the liberty of suggesting to the Noble Marquis that he thought it would be better if he postponed his oppo sition until the Bill was properly before the House: The Noble Marquis said that the two last clauses of the Bill raised this principle. In answer to this, he (Earl Grey) would say that the effect of the 29th clause was merely a re servation, and not in the slightest degree to open the gene ral principle. But the last clause, it was said, undoubtedly contained a reservation. That clause only did this -. esta blished the principle that the diocese of Durham was to be rated. It did not raise the question alluded to by the Noble Marquis, but it only reserved to Parliament the right of regu lating the Bishopric, notwithstanding the appointment of a Bishop in the interim. Such a reservation was thought ne cessary, in order that Paaliament might have the pdsver of dealing as it should think fit with the very great revenues of that See. Under these circumstances, he thought he had a right to say that the observations of the Noble Marquis had nq.application to the measure before the House. For his own pert, he would say that he thought the Bill would improve the administration of justice in Durham, and he certainly was very anxious that it should pass without delay ; for whilst it was pending, the confirmation of the present Bishop could not take place. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY objected to the Bill not only as regarded principle, but especially as regarded the last two clauses ; for he thought that the Bill; like his Ma jesty's Government, carried a stigma in its tail.—( Laughter.) ' Earl GREY explained. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY said that the two parts of this Bill were entirely distinct. The principal one was for the purpose of separating the Palatinate Courts from the see. Whether such a measure was advisable he .would not take upon himself to say ; but he knew that it was recom mended by the Commissioners. Of the proposed mode of car rying the arrangements into effect he would not pretend to judge ; those acquainted with the administration of the law would be the best judges of the details. Of course the Noble Marquis had a right to express his opposition to the measure; but he would put it to him whether it was not extremely incon venient that the discussion on the two parts should be mixed up together. The Noble Marquis hail referred to the last two causes of the Bill, but after what had fallen from the Noble Earl (Grey), it would really be unnecessary for him to say more than that the 29th clause was a mere saving clause. With respect to the other clause, it merely provided that the Bishop should enter upon his duties subject to any re reservation which Parliament might make. lie did not know whether that clause was absolutely necessary to the Bill; but at all events it did not open the question of appropriation generally. The Noble Marquis bad stated that he thought immense mischiefs would follow if the recommendation of the Commissioners were adopted. He (the Archbishop of Can terbury) did not apprehend that any such consequences would follow. The Noble Marquis had also imputed to the Com missioners that they had proceeded without proper inquiry. Noble Marquis certainly had a right to state his objec tions to the Bill, but be bad no right to stigmatize the inquiry of the Commissioners, _ _ _ The Marquis of I.;ANSDOWNg would ask the House whether it would go any further into this P4trgrilgiy irrOjteig di,s4osion ? Tke sphient here dropped. L i ord 4LJr4Np presented a petition from the mayor, aldermen, and coalman council of the borough of Liverpool, praying that the House would adopt measures for dispensing with the declaration contained in the Corporation Bill of last Yekir: The Eaif of B URLINGTON presented a petition from the borough of Coventry against the proposed boundaries under the Corporations Amendment Act. The petition was ordered to be referred to the Committee. BISHOPRIC OF DURHAM BILL. The Marciula of LANSDOWNE moved the second read ing of this Bill. The principal object of the Bill was to se parate the Palatinate Courts from the Bishopric, and to pre vent the inconvenience which would arise from a lapseo Bishopric. It was also for the object of placing the Bishop in a situation in which all Bishops ought to be placed, that of not being impeded by any ordinary vocations from the high duties committed to his charge. The object of the two clauses ob joet,ed to by the Noble Marquis was not that which he had stat? 4, They merely reserved a power to Parliament to deal with the rerooneg of Durham at any time within a period of three years. The question, therefore, was, whether their Lord- ships would permit the arrangement respecting the Courts to take place. A Noble and Learned Lord had stated that one of the Courts stood on a different footing to the rest, and that it would be beneficial to the inhabitants of the county of Durham to retain that Court. If he (the Marquis of Lans downe) could not e:)mply with the suggestion of the Noble and Learned Lord he should certainly state his reasons for not do. ing so on going into Committee. In concluding, the Noble Marquis - had the satisfaction of knowing that the Bill was in troduced with the concurrence of the Right Rev. Prolate w ho had lately been appointed to that see, lie should now move the second reading, and reserve any further discussion for the Committee. - - - - - - - - - Lord LYNDHURST entirely agreed with the Noble Mar quis his observations respecting the Court of Common Pleas. It was a question fo r further inquiry, and if it were I,Gt 4gainst the general spirit of the Act he should move for a Comnsiitile for the purpose of inquiring whether it could not be retained. The Marquis of LONDONDERRY would read to their Lordships two. letters which Ile had received from two Right Rev. Priaktes in that House. They both related to the Bishops' Charities, He Would riot trouble their Lordships by reading any but those passitgets which appeared to him of Pie most importance. The llrst letter was Oont an Individual of tho liiglif,t§t character and talents :- 1' South Shields, May 10, 18:36. . . " My Lord—The following particulars may afford sufficient tiAta to point out the loss that will be sustained by the abstrac tion of the episcopal and chapter revenues from the diocese, without first making a due inquiry and suitable ecelesiwical provision for the diocese itself. I should think the Bishop distributed, in one shape or other, on an average during the time he held the see, at least 6,0001. or 7,0001. a-year in the diocese, Last year, it has been publicly stated that he gave 13,0001., and itt 1631 his late secretary, Mr. Faller, told me that out of an income of 14,(1(01., Ott prothiee of -thg S9P that year, the Bishop gave 4,0001. to various charities. 66 His charities flowed in every channel that 1V43 opened of a benevolent description 1 hat I will nncicavoor to bring them under a few specific heads, 1. As regards churches. " He augmented small livings and endowed nine churches in the gift of the see by alienating episcopal property to the amount of about 1,0001. annually ; and he had plans in con templation, and some in actual preparation, by which lie pur posed alienating an annual sum of 1,2001. more for the same object. These latter plans were not completed before his death, and consequently remain in the same state. Besides this lie Was in the habit of paying the whole or a portion of the salaries of curates in populous parishes, where the emolu- Monts of the livings were too small to meet such expenses. At Hartlepool he paid the salary of the curate, 751. ; at Bar nard Castle he gave the same sum, to which some addition was made by the inhabitants. " 2. He was also equally benevolent in affording aid to wards the erection of schools for the education of the poorer classes; and, when erected, he frequently became an annual subscriber towards their support. " 3. He gave 2,000/. annually to the Durham University, to wards the current expenses of that establishment. " 4. He was also a liberal contributor to our Church Build. ing Society, the District Committees of the Christian Know ledge Society, and every other ecclesiastical charity in the diocese. " 5. He gave largely towards the support of the widows and orphans of clergymen left in distress, or with very limited in comes—to oar infirmaries, dispensaries, indigent sick societies, and other local charities, which are too numerous to be mentioned. _ _ " In this way the episcopal income has been made available fur the general good of the diocese ; and if that revenue and the revenues of the Dean and Chapter were to be abstracted without due provision being made to meet those wants the dio cese will suffer very severely." The second letter to which he would call their Lordships' at tention came from the Rev. J. Miller, the incumbent of the parish of St. Lawrence Pitfington. The Noble Marquis then read the letter. There was another letter, and it was the last with which he would trouble the House, from the Clergy man of Stockton-upon-Tees. The Noble Marquis also read this letter, and observed, with those three letters before him he had felt bound to express an opinion in opposition to this measure. The Arobbishop of CANTERBURY could bear witness to the truth of every word contained in the letters which the Noble Marquis had just read, and which must have impressed the House with a high notion of the princely munificence of the two venerable Prelates 'alluded to.—( Hear, hear, hear.) He had had the honour of being acquainted with them both, and with all the proceedings of Bishop Barrington he was particularly intimate. It had been truly stated by Mr. Butler, who had published reminiscences of that Bishop's life, that 2,0001. had passed through his hands from the Bishop for charitable purposes. There never was a man who did greater honcur to the station which be filled,—(Cheers.) There was another point to which the Noble Marquis had soarcely alluded, viz., the munificence of the Chapter of Durham, and their sys, tcmatic arrangement for the increase of small livings in the diocese. He (the Archbishop) could only regret that consi derations of propriety had prevented the Commissioners from laying before the public the details which had made so great an impression upon their minds. The Duke of WELLINGTON said—No man can agree more entirely than I do in all that had been stated by the Noble Marquis, and particularly by the Most Rev. Prelate. It is to be regretted that any circumstances should exist which must render it necessary to deprive the Bishop of Durham of the ffloqqs of confirming thqse charities fqr thg Ntvirp, This Bill, my Lords, as I nridevstand, is recommended by the Come missioners, a board appointed under advice to wliielt j was a ~. party. Having then recommended to ,his Majesty the ap p ,intment of this Commission, I have felt it to be my duty to su . iport that recommendatian in Parliament, al - Ido sup port it, with the reservation only of that portik., of its duties which has been referred to by ,my Noble Friend, and which I think can = scarcely bear 'fairly upon the subject. In re ference to the two clauses particularly 'objected to by the N& le Marquis, first clause is necessary on account of the appointment of the new Bishop; for if that clause be not inserted iu the Bill, the Bishop must not be supposed to be deprived of certain revenues attached to the Bishopric ; and if the 30th clause be not inserted, the Bishop can enter into possession of all the lands and property belonging to the see, and Parliament is th r eneefot entirely precluded from inter fering with that property, notwithstanding that such interfe rence be recommended by the Commissioners, and notwith standing that there is at the same time a Bill before Parlia ment for the general regulation of the revenues of all th e dio ceses throughout England and Wales.. Under such circum stances I feel it to be my duty to support the second reading of the Bill. The Bill was then read a second time, and their Lor3ships adjourned at half-past Seven. • - MARKET INTELLIGENCE. (From the New London Price Current of last night.) &TO-krt.-There was•a good disposition evinced last week to purchase British Plantation Sugar, and more bnainess was done at prices 6d. above those of the previous week, but owing to the quantity on show being still small, business to any ex tent was prevented from being done, and the sales were only 1,103 hhds. awl trs. ; Jamaica; good and fine at QBs. a 705., mid. 665., good brown. 645. a 645. ad, ; Tobegos, mid and good grocery, 645. 6d. a 655; mixed quality of the new crop, 655. ; Demerara, grocery of mid. quality only recently arrived, at ; tine Wirbadoes t t 714-/ 444 091014 - Dy at ti9s. ; at auction 130 hhds. Barbadoes sold t b:i 4 skl: ix a 4 t 4 6 y 7 i. s. 6d 4, : s 695. 4 y Gd. for mid. up to fine, being full price; foe the fine, mid. and g awn o d o e c s l tt„ sorts went Gd. a Is. clearer. The supplies from •„',, p IfiN:vaees syttel lisl e aaa s vhssi t c la in e a t 4 i 4r t i r u riisi e yype t nci o d:w a vi r ii r tr7h i l isl i(l : l le ‘ ob v 4dr i a,s i; n : ( t d .. 4 : :c li s q 4 : d e Ti ; :g : ent. sha t) :olll l: : : a d 2.o4 s 4t . f year, The stook of Matritl.4s is now 70,414 bags, which is 43,794 less then last India Dock,) The delivery of West India la§t I ;i 3 Ritt was 1,756 hhds. and trs., whiql; is a?,Q l 9 a Olar4 140 year. The delivery of Mauritius was 7,Q44 bags, being 4,244 less than the corresponding week of last year (including the Rast 'lndia Dock,) There was aPO deffiagct fTeim the grocers and re finers to-day for West India 4tigar, the Market being now better tup'plicd, and the importers succeeded in , zetting riees which they enyld not (2 1 44 iii on Frilly ; the 4lmw was larger than has been the gar of late 4b.eAt 70(l hhds. were offer ing for sale, mostly of the recent arrivals ; the estimated pnr., chases, inelnding the sale of Rarbadoes, are 04 llhch, and trs, The public sale of 190 hilds. new liar•badoes this after noon sold readily, the fine genlities 0., and in some cases Is. dearer ; other sorts went at full prices, good mid. to fine 68s, a 715., one board low quality G6s. 6d. There was a revival in the e,ornAnd fur Refined goods last week fNin the grocers and s!lippors, more particularly from the former, and owing to the goods for immediate delivery being scarce, °Vivra° rates were obtained; parcels of strong Lurapsi talteo by the grocers, that would not pass the standard, at ma. 1 Lumps naked for packing at 435, fine Crushed sold at 445., and 85s. long price for Lumps to pass the standard; Dutch Crushed Stkgar is still offering at 43a. Gd, TIN prim to.day of Refined goods are stiller, 445. offered lay the shippers fer . Ane Qruslied t s a i4: standard; re:rgrd: refused, grihi:ios,ouicolsreqrsy. afternoonf S 04ri e s n . s pt c the ade ; s 44s. gtahrr grocers e stoc kfulla rlsbia:nda and rr.g l ip o 4por n otcii i g eso:er isersrc 0y price srsqf :m?, ap : idvia,,4:nm4dulfasi/iPSI t o pass the t light stnelis, Dutch Crushed Sugar is offered, 64 afternoon t 84, a Os ! fid, tong price for Lumps to pass the standard, at which prices there are further btlyers, but few sellers ; the grocers have paid tils, Od. 4, Ms, fur Lumps under the 4tlincluro. MAintiTius.-Tho public sale of .5,367 bags this afternoon sold briskly at prices . fully equal to those of the last sale, low brown went at 585., good ditto 61s. a 61s. 61, mid. and good yellow 645. a 675. EAST INDIA.-At auction this afternoon 149 baskets sold readily at very high prices, good strong grey 395. 6d., damps 355. good strew; dry brown and yellow 325. 61 a 335., damps 275. 61. ; 550 bags Bengal found ready buyers at former rates, good and fine white 395. a 415., damps 375. FOREIGN.-For fine new yellow Havannah 41s. a 425. offered, and for old of ord. quality 408. is demanded, and 535. for good strong whites, at which price 200 chests have been disposed of. MoLAsse.s.-This afternoon a part of the St. Vincent's Mo lasses, taken in at 308. on Wednesday, has been sold at 'the withdrawing price; fine Tobago, 31s. 61. Run, BRANDY, AND HOLLANDS.-LN3wards 11 per cent. over sold at 2a. 7d. The Government contract has been taken at a low price, full Id. under the prices of the market, 10,000 gallons proof by Clark and Keeling at 2s. ld. 15-16ths, and 12,000, S. Lancaster, 2s. 2d. 5-16ths, from out-ports to Dept ford ; 8.000 gallons proof, John Mathew, 2s. 2d. 2-3ds e 5,000 Rack, 24. 210., and 37,500 gallons at 2s. 2d. ; total, 72,500 gallons, making the average price of the whole 25..2 fl. ':or proof s:rerigth. Brandy and Geneva at unaltered prim. Raw. Spirits continue in brisk request. CoprEs.-There were two public sales of . T .,amalea Coffee this afternoon, the first 70 casks of briskly at high pric e s, good to f Unclean, all sold fine ord. 83s. a 845., low mid. 85s. 6d.• a 86s. 6d., Seeoad• sale 36 casks and 30 barrels clean quality, 'Old readily at an advance of Is. a 25., good ord. 849. a 465, fid., flue ord. 85s. a 89..; * low mid. 90s. 6d. The total deliveries of Coffee from the. warehouses for home con sumption for the week ending May 28, arc 56,193 lbs. of East India, aad 115,314 lbs. of West India. 242 bags 54 tierces HaVameth went at 71s. 6d. a 775. for fine fine ordinary, da maged Ist class 61s. a 625. 6d., second ditto 565., being ex treme prices. Coc . o.t.—The only transaction in Brazil has been the Go vernment contract for 40 tons at 455. The market for plan. tation is dull, owing to the supplies of the new crop. The total deliveries of West India Cocoa from the warehouses fur home use for the week ending May 28, .are 5,672 lbs. TALLOW.—The extensive demand for Tallow on the spot, for actual consumption, occasioned by the scarcity of all kinds °flow grease, have caused prices to advance considerably, and they how rate nearly 2s. higher than on Tuesday last ; sales having been made at 443. PRovisroNs.—The trifling sales in Irish Butter have been principally confined to a few small parcels of new Limerick at ' 90, . The arrivals last week of Dutch were 7,800 casks, ow ing to.Arhreh the prices gave way to 78s. a 80s. for the best Friezland, and 725. a 70s. for other kinds. In,Harns much 'has been done, and Irish of fine quality has been sold at 70s. Not much doing in Lard; but remains firm at 665. a 685., and 70s. for bladdered. Bacon at lower prices, Waterford at tw,s, 6d., and Limerick 525. 6d., but there are not geneWly, sellers under 555. a 565. for prime Waterford; lame shipments are making from the ports of Waterftlrcl and Limerick market. India Beef and Park are dull of sale• 'Scotch Pork s e ll s iliakiy4 halo and tie rce Middles cIuLA... English and 111 greiWl chttge trade brisk , for the Melbourne, to ley _ gr. Norton against Viscount i r i e b co rought v"..,r damages for crim. con., is set down for trial in th 9 Court 'of Common Pleas, for the Middlesex sit. vnigs Ofter this term. The damages are laid at 10,000/. It is expected that, the trial will take place on the 19th or 20th inst. A special jury is to be summoned for the occasion.— illorhi;: Paper. Air. 'Willis, in his interesting new work, " Inklings of Adventure," gives one of the most vivid descriptions of the Falls of Niagara that we ever remember to have read ; it is a remarkable instance of the power that a skilful and graphic writer possesses of conveying to the mind of his reader a scene whichmight he supposed to be beyond the reach of the pen, however successfully the pencil may have treated it. Mr. Willis's style is singularly fresh and vigorous, and happily adapted to the_subject he has chosen, namely, the unfrequented scenes of his own young country, America. ANOTHER VICTIM TO GAMBLING.—On Satur day last, a M. M--, residing in the Rue Transnonain, in Paris, hung himself in his cravat, after losing 800 francs in a gaining house. Vauxhall opens on Friday ; and it is a curious co incidence, as poor Mathews used to say, that on the very day of its anuouneement (yesterday) the barometer fell from fair to change. The name of the Black Prince who has petitioned the House of Commons, on the subject of the African trade, is Quoffee Abberrapoo (or King Aggry), Kin' , of Cape Coast; Th e o bject of his Majesty seems to be, . that his sub jects may be allowed to purchase British merchandize in the roadsteds of Cape Coast from Bristol and Liverpool merchants. RUMOURED MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The youthful Duke of Roxburgh, who has just entered into the gaieties of a London campaign, it is said, will be married as soon as he comes of age, which will be in July, 1837. A n oxyhydrogen microscope is now exhibiting at Chichester which magnifies 3,000,000 times I LITERARY WORKS.—" We hear that Mr. Bulwer has in the press a tragedy, entitled, 'The Duchess de La Val here,' to which is added, One H of the Crowd,' an epistle from Paris to the Right Hon. th e Countess of —. The talented author of the Two Old Men's Tales,' intends to pub lish forthwith, the work lately announced, Tales of the Woods and Fields.' We have been favoured with an early c opy, and therefore avail ourselves of the opportunity of giving in our present number the first notice of that very interesting production.—Our readers will be pleased to see that we have also brought before them the very spirited sketches of a resi dent officer, entitled, Madrid in ISM,' yet unpublished. —Miss Stickney's new 'book, Home, or the Iron Rule ; Domestic Story,' is just re a dy. The H on . Augustin MOO" has committed to the pr ess hi s new wor k on Perilloal economy , e ntitled, Civilizati on ; a B r i e f A na l ys i s o f t h e N a tural Laws that regulate the Numb ers ;In d Condition of Mankind.'. ---Mr. 1 --an,: Edward , d 7ql' l l ;lOW I.vur.k, ' Adventures in the Nor th of Pur . QPP , ' is approaching completion ; it will, we understa n d , c ontain some original views, The Rev. Mr. Iloppus, Pro fessor of Moral Philo so phy in the London University , is about t o publish the res u lt o f hi s o b servat i ons d u ring his recent tour, ' Illustrative of the Present State of Protestantism on the Con tinent.'---A new edition of Captain Marryat's admirable novel, The King's Own,' is among the announcements. —We have been favoured with a slight glance of the early part of Prince Lucien Bonaparte's Memoirs; and we venture to prtAkkGWAes, that a more interesting production has not Ileo 44)4 4 bergrO the public for many years, 4 0 i4 ;Uis work must ho Thp nor, T oe,,aph., tincy this title the public 4.11911 Y ‘2lg Airliwio with a 4eliglAtfu little work, far sur passing in amuse men t rin d i nvent i on e verything that has yet appeared on the subject of floral language." — Metropolitan A/op:inc., DRURY-LANE THE A T RE. THE MAID OF ARTOIS. of hearing a a second We have purposely delayed an extended no . tiee 0 . r this new oi,era until we had the opportunity composer, who had sud lime, and we have done so for many good reasons. In the first place it will. th.:, work , of a rlrt . ive t c h or a n n l eclat almost of the burst upon the rnus:nl ride the object of the cedented, and he had been as su;,!:!. n Y. 11' -.11 night after night world:‘ ,grossest vituperation and slander ! A ItlioYc 9 • ,„, 1; ,. , ,,,,,„, Q, the Siege of Rochelle attracted the most crowded . •.4 . t , r , vet the 'malice of Mr. Balfe's enemies would not permit atm any merit, the whole of that successful Opera was declared to ty.F, without one redeeming portion, a mass of plagiarism. As a matter of course a second Opera from Mr. Balfo was likely to excite the greatest curiosity and anxiety of all lovers ofmusic, because it afforded him the opportunity of an appeal to the public on the merits of the question at issue. The first performance of any tea' OpO!'a is always entitled to indulgence, as all the parts of that work, which is to be judged of as an entire production, must of neeosaity be un known to the great majority of the aulienee. The story -" Opera is also in embryo, and is only- A rivi..." ~. the durinir the eveniog. ...4ppressioi , ..: • ...,,my developed :Lterefor as to the eailier - portions of an opera, the s'vrirluaey be formed I.i depends entirely upon what remains, or Upon the, ro v od n i c G- 1 c.ltion the imeresiAoritt may unlemo when the whole Work has lei ptoacuted to the Mind. .Th e first perfor mance i s en titlel alio to injnigortOo on other very important e•round s the andieace may be comporml of injudicious friends, and also of as injudieioni unitnlial--...rival establishments may con.- - tirla rieeri lu f.titenA thiti atyliotioe, and, if poasibl- ...not e p ~ success of arty new PrOchigtin piiiutli di, I • ~ to mar the 0i1y.) . , IlatrO4 4 All 4 viattlioe, often ,o their interests - the atirliew.o---the - contribute their portions of and %vitt' each or . - rerr" l " - es also find th e ir s it ua ti ons nove l, which oftk• t.. " - thero is an anxiety as to the result n ends inem to provotkt the most successful e xe r ti o ns o f their pow ct • ~. WO IMO not made these observations with a view of solicit- Ina public indulgence for the opera of Mr. Balfe, but as sub stantial reasons why a first performance of any opera is not a safe criterion whereby the merits or demerits of the work may Uo ,lunged, Notwithstanding all these disadvantages, we con fess, the first performance of the Maid of Artois excited in us, as it did ono of the most crowded audiences we ever wit nessed, an enthusiasm in its favour which we seldom haw: soon, or before experienced ; and we think that Mr. Balf- ha s established a fame as one of the greatest operat 3 .o writers which this country has as yet produced. What Is the great drawback on moist (af the modern musical productions, native as well 4* Are they not ; in many eases, deficient in 04 lost difficult of all the. varied requisites for a musical writer--,alinowlodge of tin powers which are to exhibit the campositiosi to the world ? Do they wit fail in calling into ()lONIA° the nraltifarious power ; which a well-organized in strumental band can display, and in allotting to the various instruments that portion, or the composer's ideas which, because best suitod to display those ideas, at once fascinate the au dience it is in' this important knowledge that the great masters so eminently excel. The works of Beethoven, of Moue, of Haydn, and Weber, aro proofs of the fact, and this is an important test to apply to any modern musical corn position ; but Mr. Balfe need not fear the ordeal--he is a perfect master of instrumentation ; he at once, in his over ture to the /1104/ of Artois, throws down the gauntlet to his Imam., and the paltry opponents which always attempt to petard a rising genius, and while he .tiles at their malignant efforts bid them defiance. We think the el;ertt;e a most charming production; and when it has been is as we hope to hear it, by a band of great power than the Drury-lane orchestra possesses, and which, by the way, is very deficient in the stringed instru mon% we have no doubt but that it will be established as a production of the very highest order of dramatic composition. In justice .to a native composer, the Philharmonic Society should, at their concluding concert, ou Monday next, give their subscribers the advantage of hearing this beautiful overture with the powers which they alone possess : it would be an honour to the Directors, as well as a duty to the public,. thus to lend their assistance in support of British talent.' On the second representation of this opera it was much curtailed: we are not sure that this has been an advantage to the composer. The beautiful song of -bonne, " Yon moon o'er the Mountains," was transferred from the first act to the second, and was sung in the most charming manner by the gifted Malibran, immediately after the air of Syroielet ; but we think that the scenery might also have been transferred, and the introduction of the moon in the scene would evidenti be an improvement ; in other respects the transposition ; „ o j t an unhappy one._ .; _ The cavatina in the opening scene, by Ginbele:„ " What in this World can . sadden," was remarkably - sell given. The scena by Phillips, " 11' rosy hours," ":as sung superbly, and the exquisite melody the concluding' ~art of the scena, "Then silly is the Heart that grieve.th.," would alane stamp the fame of' any modern composer. The very joyous chorus, " Then with Glory o'er us heam inr,; __ , .. delicious mel?cly is beautifully blended with the 'of this scena. The recivitive "Oh I if at Times, " an d fr .e cavatina which follows, " My Soul in one un brokenB'.ih," sung by Mr. Templeton on the first representa tin, were omitted on the second performance of the opera. The trio by Jules de Montangun, Sans Regret, and Coralie, was also omitted. The chorus, " Come folluw with us," de lighted, the audience, and was encored. But the opening scene, where Malibran is first seen, is a great triumph for the com poser. " The Chorus of Maidens" is one of thee ‘ gems of composition which true genius alone can elicit. ~ Thus far does this beautiful opera proceed successfully with out the ail of Malibran. This scene introduces her, with the recitative—. " My thoughts, which forth had wandered on some forgotten track, Like truants chid by memory, at length are welcomed back ; For they are but as fragments, which the sudden tempest cast Upon the shore whereon the wreck of happiness bath passed;" which is ono of the most pathetic pieces of music declamation we have ever heard ; and the scena which is connected with it partakes of the same exquisite pathos -- ; " The heart that one., has fondlF teemed. ' With hopes which it the loudest deemed, Should keep them treasured, gem by gem, For love to deck its diadem-_ From the first springs of feeling drawn, When our beliefs are in their dawn, Before the nipping touch of Care Hath pressed his icy finger there— . They are so pure, that in the range Of our affections' afterchange, No hope so free front sorrow's stain Can ever wake the: heart again." '" The concluding part of this scena Ob, could I but that peace regain s l prized LAeyond a crown, E'en though its circle clasped my brain I'd dash the bauble down." The last line was given by Malibran in a manner worthy of the greatest effort of the histrionic art. We think that in the whole of this superb scene, all the parties, Mr. Bunn as the author of the words, Mr. Balfe as the composer of the music, and Madame Malibran, who exhibits both to the audience, aro entitled to the well-deserved applause which it received. It would too much extend on . r remarks, were we to particu larize the many beauties as yet unfolded—we say us yet, be cause we feel quite confident that, at each succeeding perform ance, fresh beauties will beveleped. The duet of Isoline and the Marquis de Chateaux-Vieux, on the second performance, is in point. We had, probably from inattention, or from the mind wandering at the moment to some other object, at the first performance of the opera, passed over one of these beau ties which, we maintain, will be successively developed in suc ceeding performances. We here allude particularly to the words of Isoline in the duet— " Oh feel for one who nc'er Caused you a sorrow." In these words Malibran exhibits the outpourings of a breaking heart with the most painful fidelity. We find the crowded state of our columns will not permit us to devote more of our space to the consideration of this opera to4'if r and we must, therefore, conclude, until other repre sentations have afforded us additional opportunities of exami nation. In the mean time we hope that the public will rally round Mr. Balfe, and uphold him amidst the malice and envy by which he is assailed; and that when, at length, we have a native composer, whose talent has been so successfully devoted to the study of one of the most delightful of the arts, that he may receive that encouragement which will give at, impetus to him, and through his example elevate the depressed hopes of the whole rising school of British musicians. MONEY MARKET.—It iS understood that the Bank have made advances to-day to one of the leading dis count housCS, to the extent of about .00,0001., and that the Director': have undergone some question why they have given such h preference to one house over the rest of the public, who «ill have to wait for the issuing of the periodical notice, before they can receive any accommodation of the same na ture. Their answer, it is said, has been that the transaction was essentially the same as an absolute discount of bills, for those presented and lodged for security were all of that class which would have been accepted for that purpose without he sitation, and the difference in principle being so immaterial, it. was not a departure by the Bank from the usual course. This reasoning appears far from satisfactory, because a discount of bills and an advance on a deposit of bills have always been held to be distinct transactions, and we arc not informed in this case what difference there was, if any, in the rate of inte rest charged. ' The transaction has given, however, a very sensible relief to the money-market, the sum in question be ing, without doubt, diffused through innumerable smaller channels into the general circulation. This was very percep tilde 1n the latter part of the day, though the cause of it was per laps far from being generally known.—Morning Paper. TIIL EISTEDDVOD.—Yesterday an Eisteddvod and concert was held at the Freemasons' Hall. It is a meeting of great interest, not merely to Ancient Britons, but to all antiquaries. The Hall was Crowded, the company consisting, for the far greater part, of elegantly-dressed females. The Right Hon. W. W. Wynn was to have taken the chair at twelve o'clock, but was prevented from attend ing so early, in consequenou of a joyful event in the family, the marriage of hit daughter in the course of the morning. In the absence of the Right lion. Gentleman the concert pro ceeded, Ito entered the ball, attended by Miss Wynn, about t o,sciock, and was enthusiastically received by the audience. THE DUTCH NELSON.--Every Dutchman, espe oially every native of Zealand, will hear with sleasure that there is ()Teat reason to believe that a statue of the celebrated Admiral de Ruyter will be erected at Flushing, where that hero was born, on the 24th of March, 1607. We are happy to say that Prince Frederick not only approves of this plan, but has already subscribed a considerable sum towards the accomplishment of so desirable an object. SPORTIN LIGE'Aai: ASCOT HEATH 111±;El'ING" — Y RIfTEP The subjoined re t urn o f t h e f i rst dat ' s sport does e- - P' - '" 4 Y • ~ roll the meeting, nor d o t h e nature of the entrie.• ...t augur well sre igth of the racing stab:es in the vicinit- ~ or the numerical ;t W.ll go off with so much eclat as lead us to expect that fliitt r:ii; how this falling o ff —' - aslal.. It is, perhaps, worth given :aim the fund she-'' ...ses and how. the amount actually ...nually at Liverpool, of w:t it is given -- )001, Chester, Manchester, Mid t7 t h ; li r e tb7o f s t m l I ate small—viz., ; 0 1ie l . : la r 3 . d o d c i o i )tloni.6insogaretnotcnhi one-fourth f in a u fa r n e 1 and only two-: p ly ro li v e i l n d ß a t t li ß e e c iga vl te r . s2, The expenses f ' police officers? n D i r , ?to , , k e ell ' o l g g t i a .e d e r i n in t dcubtl eta, considerable; still the money reeemd the shape Of iiubt:c..intimis, rents from the starls, boogtleisn. ( must i , ntereit, b ° l i ar: ill: 1 enough to afford at least double the amount now ;riven. W s gr' i pii not be mare conducive to sport and the genera, meeting if the ground was 10 hy tendor, as at E places? VPi 3 :° and other It as each idno • small astonishment that the 8 . .,"1i 1 , i • have heased to ' create any f:Capctition amongst rise .00t shuo.ct the meinbert of the Jockev 1' ... • i •• . ..ab, who, with plenty of good hor .s, and a perfect know. I- , . , —se that Mr. Batson hail nothing In Ms stable to Otyble hi M tq retain it, suffered it to pal witli , .:ll6 a challenge, etlit.isting even tly o 2001. Led out as an inducement. It looks, indo , :,, as if the abr_n tionasent th f the g 000 y Club distnd old cu at om obs the ervedl : th bv George the Four' , o f haying e Jocke,*. dactive of sport), had engendered glace (it was clays pro.. a coolness towards 0 - . e races, for it is obvious that those wbe , ',. N 'will run horses at v.vmarket for a fifty pound plate woe" notobject. to -tart for 3 foot so temptingly -.a elided w itho'" notb h , .... adquate cause. That his Majesty's intentions should - ° ...o.feated, it has been suggested by some well-wishers to the. races that as the challenge prize proves so unattractive the 200 a. should be altogether withdrawn from it and added to the once po pular, but now extinct, Portland Stakes—it could not fail to triple a sporting race. These matters arc deserving of consideratior, , and LottlErroll, who, in his double capacity of St ewar d and raster of the Buckhounds;has invarirbly shown the utmost anxie l 7, to contri bute to the amusement of the public, will doubtless ',urn hi: atten tion to them at the proper season. The above remarks are intended to apple only to the racing, as flemeeting. iu other respects, is likels- to go off extremely well. The company yesterday, attracted• %to doubt, by the fineness of the weather, and the anticipated ''sit of the Royal Family, was scarcely inferior, either in num l) 'r or fashion, to whit we have been accus tomed to se.e o! On first day. The general arrangements *ere on. the same ez , •alent plan as usual; the police, headed by Sir F. Roes Co''.,prised those efficient. officers, Messrs. Gardner, Lead bitfrer, Ruthven, and Capes. It is scar ce l y necessary to add that in such hands the most perfect order was preserved. Agreeable to their custom of visiting the races on the first and third days, their Majesties arrived on the Heath a little before two o'clock, accompanied by their illustrious visitors, and a numerous suite. The cortege consisted of eight carriages and four, and three pony phaetons. In the first carriage were the King and Queen, his Itoyal Highness the Prince of Orange, and the Duke of Bruns wick ; in the second were Prince William of the Netherlands, Prince Ernest of llesse Phillipsthal, the Duchess of Buccleuch and the Countess of Brownlow ; those were followed by a pony phae ton, driven by his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, who was accompanied by Prince Alexander of the Netherlands. In the other carriages were the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of Grafton, the Counts Stirum (two),..Earl Brownlow, Earl of Al bemarle, Earl Denbigh, Earl Howe,' Lord and Lady De Lisle, Lord Elphiustone, Lord I:3lirghersh, M. de Dedel, Lord and Lady Frederick Fitzclarence, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ashley, H on . Cap tain Curzon, Sir Jeffrey Wyatville, Sir A. Barnard, Sir Charles. Thornton, Miss Mitchell, General Bagelaar, Miss Wilson, Cap-. tain Bause, Colonel Bowater, .11r. Wood, Mr. Shifiner, &c. The Royal party left, on the termination of the races, arAidst general expressions of loyalty ani attachment. Besides the above distinguished characters there were present the Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Duke of Rutland, ?iarquis of Granby, Marquis and Marchioness of Exeter, Earl arid Countess of Uxbridge, Earl Stradbroke, Earl Jersey, Lord Suffield, Lord Gardiner, Lord and Lady Chesterfield, Lord Albe..t c onyng h ar i i, Sir S. and Lady Graham, Hon. A. Villiers, Host, Bung, Co_ lone Peel, Sir L. Glyn, Captain Martyn, Car.'cairt Gardner, Mr. Shakerley, Mr. Payne, Mr. July, Mr. F. riarlton, Mr. Hawkes,, Mr. S. Stanley, and many others whose lames time did not per mit us to ascertain. The following are the returns of every scanty day's sport His Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. ; three yrs, I st. 21b. ; four, 9st, 21b ; five, 10st. ; six and aged, lOst, Mt.. To start at the New Mile Post, go once round and in. _ _ ...Davis 1 Colonel Peels Jacob Faithka, 3 yrs .. Lord Exeter's Luck's All, 4 yrs Sir G. Heatheote's Ir.itesden, 3 yr,' The betting varied fr,in 6 to 4 on Luck's Ail, and 2 to 1 awl Jacob, to 6 to sou ede latter, and 6 to 4 agst the grew , at whirls prices it finished. Luck's All made strong running, followed the distance by cob Faithful, where the latter went a head, and won e"'Yb v two lengths. Willesden was beaten about as much from the e ,tey. Tne Ascot Derby Stakes of 50 sows. each, h. ft., for three vrs olds; colts, Bst. 61b. ; fillies, Bst. 31b. To start at the Swi t il e y Post, and in ;.the winner of the Derby or Oaks to carry 51b. ex— tra. 16 Subs. Sir F. Collier's b. e. Lieutenant, by The Colonel... Nat 1 Lord Exeter's Muezzin, by Sultan 2 The following also started, but were not placed : Lord Chesterfield's c. by Zinganee—Babel Lord Verulam's c. by liedlamite, out of Manille - Col. Peel's b. c. by - Lamplizlitcr—Sister to Sperma:mti Mr. Wreford's hr. e. Freeholder Betting-5 to 4 asst Muezzin, and 3tol KO Babel. Freeholder took the lead and made 1 - urtning for about half a mile, followed by Muezzin and the Mani% colt ; these two then took it up, with the Lieutenant waiting at their heels ; on coming into straight running Manille dropped c,tf, and the Lieutenant took se, cond place, keeping it till half-way up the distance, where he cEal lengenfuezzin, and defeated him by a head, after a very lima race. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs. each, for three yrs old killif3s that never won Bst. 51b. Old , Mr. Greville's Marmalade, sister to Preserve, waist-it over, E2TTING ON TOE CVP TO-M(11(.110W. 6 to 4 agst Mr. Theobald's 7 to 4 agst Lord Westminster's Toubstoae_txken 4 to I agst Mr. Cooke's'Sheet Anchor--ta;G n 6 to 1 agst Mr. Robertson's Lucifer--cal,en FROM LAST NIGHT'S, GAZETTE. ST. JAMES'S-PALAU,. MAY 28, 1836. The King has been pleased to ur,point Thomas Newley Reere, Standard Bearer to his 111 •ijestv's Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, rice Sir George 1,10e,„k. OFFICE OF ORDNANCt?,• MAY 27. Royal Regiment of Artillery.—Captain and Brevet Major T. Cubitt, to be Lieir.cr.ant-Colonel v:ce Coffin. placed on the Re tired List ; Sceor.4"Japtain W. E. Lock, to be Captain, vice Cubit t ; First Lieut. T. P.esbrisay to be Second Captain, vice Lock; Se cond Lieut. W. F. Crofton to be First Lieutenant, vice Dosbrisar, May 25. W HITEII ALL, MAY 27. •~1 he * Lord Chancellor has appointed W. Owen, jun., of Wem Shrtypshire, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the high Cr.,urt of Chancery. The Lord Chacieellor has appointed W. Untvin, of Sheffield, Yorkshire, Gent., to be a Master Extraordinary in the High Conrt of Chancery. Commission by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Salop. South Salopian Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—D, ford, Gent., to be Surgeon, vice Humphreys, resigned, May 24. DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY. JOHN HOLFORD, tailor, Clapham, Surrey. JOHN SELLER, tailor, Pulbol oug, , ,h : Sussex. JOHN \VADE, stationer, Lynn 11 - e'gis, Norfolk BANKRUPTS. JEAIIMA YEOL AND, straw-hat maker, Oxford-street, Mid dlesex, June 7, at half-past two, and July 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Belcher, official assignee ; Richardson, Walbrook. _ . JOIIN EWEN, shopkeeper, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, June 6 aml July 12, at eleven, at the Bath Arms Inn, Warminster. kenning and Naylor, Tokenhouse-Yard, Lothbury ; Chitty, Shaftesbury. EDWARD FINLAYSON GRANT, chemist., Clarendon square, Somers'-town, Juile 8 and July 12, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Pope, Raymond-buildings, Gray's-inn ; Johnson. Basingball-street. official assignee. ROBERT Ii ; OYLY, scrivener, MOreton in the Marsh, Glou ceitershirc, June 21, at the White Hart Inn, Moreton, and .luly 12, at the Crown Inn, Eveslian, Worcestershire, at eleven. King ann Son, solicitors, Serjeant's Inn, Fleet-street ; Price, solicitor, Burford. DIVIDENDS. At the Court of Bankruptcy, Basin&ll-street, R. H. P. Williams and M. Wi.son, merchants, Liverpool, June 21, at half-past eleven—A. Goodrick, dressmaker, Edward-street, Portman-square, June 23, at twelve—J. Barber, victualler, Hun gerford Market, June 23, at eleven—M. Caslin, horse dealer, Blackman-street, Southwark, June 23, at one—T. Tapster, iron monger, Quadrant, Regent-street, June 23, at one—C 4 31. Payne and J. Jones, silk printers, Garratt-lane, Wandsworth, June 21, at twelve—lL Garratt, lead merchant, Woodstock-street, Oxford street, June 21, at two—S. Bond, wine merchant, Westmoreland street, Marylebonc, June 21, at one—W. H. Andrews, bookseller, Piccadilly, June 21, at half-past eleven—H. George, bookseller, Argyle-buildings, Bathwick, Somersetshire, June 21, at eleven—J. Williams, linen draper, High-street, Islington, June 22, at eleven —J. Hamilton, wine merchant; King-street, St. James's, June 22, at twelve. In the Country. • J. Clayton, tailor, Buxton, Derbyshire, June 21, at ten, at the Macclesfield Arms Inn, Macclesfield—W. Fly, budder, Herne Bay, Kent, Aug. 23, at one, at the Guildhall, Canterbury—W. Adams,. miller, Canterbury, Oct. 8, at one, at the Guildhall, Canterbury— W. Mitchell, grocer, Abingdon, Berkshire, June 21, at eleven, at. the Lamb Inn, Abingdon—J. C. Lyons, commission merchant, Liverpool, June 21, at one, at the Clarendon Rooms, Liverpool. CERTIFICATES.-JUNE 21. J. C. Lyons, commission merchant, Liverpool—R. Morrison, carpenter, ,Wilson-street, Finsbury—J. Mottershead, shipwright, Liverpool. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.. W. Wallis, jun., and J. Law, wax chandlers, Kinrton-npon- Hull—C. Rowland and Co., builders, Horsham, Sussex—W. Cheetham and Co., lace manufacturers, Nottingham—R. Earnshays" and CO., woollen manufacturers, Rochdale—R. Cheisman and Skelton, joiners, Leeds—J. Brown and W. Kidgell, grocers, Read ing, Berkshire—J. W. Pfeil and H. Godwin, wine merchants, Southampton—J. and J. Hewit!„ grocers, West Cowes, T.sle of WightL-J. Baste and Co., machine makers, Bradford—M. Wilkin son and W. Brown, tanners, Winkley—P. and G. Protheroe, West India ulerchants, Bristol—J. G. and R. Rivett, fishing mer chants, Gorleston, Suffolk—T. Morris and Co., iron founders, Carmarthen—J. Brown and Co., file manufacturers, Sheffield. It is stated that the number of persons who hav, paid for admission to witness the Exhibit:or. of the Arehiteoi. tural Designs amounted on Saturday last to above 20,00'0. There have also been some tliQu':,,nds of catalogues dis— posed of. . LULLY'S Lully was directing- in a Church a Te Deutr," he let slip his baton, which fell on his little toe. Froo this rcoident, it is said, originated an in flamtnation, that 'oaused his death. What could have been the construction of the baton at that time (1697), to produce sop lamentable an effect, is not clearly stated : probably a kind of flail, s.VL capon which, at this day, would be of the utmost ser - vice, in many an unsteady orchestra, provided the conductor had the right of threshing right and left. In the biography of this composer , are many tr ims showing his love for his * own cOnipositinns. One day he passed a Church, in which he heard. one of his opera airs, to which sacred words bad been put.. At the conclusion, he piously ejaculated, " Pardon, great God, but this air I did not compose for Thee." Musical World. /